mahaka² dry up, be dried up

• • dry up, be dried up
  • • plants

  • • Example 2877:
      

      Bea kavuraa tean mahaka, ean repaa kapa kahi ee bono tope.

      When your copra is dry, you remove it from the shells.

      Source: Joy 17W 169-170

    • Example 3946:
      

      Bea overe mahaka maa gina teo overe vai to sun nana, ore paa kuu gunaha vo maa teo kasuana.

      When the coconut has become dry high up on the coconut palm where it is, then it falls down to the ground.

      Source: Joy 17W 002-003

    • Example 4041:
      

      mepaa sue, "Tobara otei, amaa kave team na mahaka?" "A! Na mahaka kurusu, na mahaka vamataa. ..."

      and said, "Men, the kave-vines - did your kave-vines dry up?" "Yes! (they) dried up, (they) are well dried. ..."

      Source: Sii 06RG 067-069

    • Example 4042:
      

      O pihae vai o mahaka na rava riori bene guu.

      The dry coconut frond is used for singing the pig.

      Source: Joy 17W 122

    • Example 4043:
      

      A paka karaa vai na mahaka pinopino koa.

      The pandanus leaves became dry and useless. (Janet went again to the hospital, there was not anybody who could have cut them.)

      Source: Sii 34W 019

Related entries

• See also:
  • pihae coconut frond
  • rava heat something over the fire; singe something (e.g. a pig)
  • vaamahaka² dry something (e.g. coconuts; cocoa beans)
  • vamahamahaka cause something to wilt slowly or gradually dry up by doing something to it